The Pelicans pushed the Suns to the limit in the playoffs and have amazing potential with Zion Williamson.
This is how commissioner Adam Silver must have envisioned it the night of the Zion Williamson draft in 2019, when the Duke superstar officially became a New Orleans Pelican.Red-clad Pelicans fans chanting “De-fense” in a taut playoff series against the defending Western Conference champions, ironically led by former New Orleans draft pick Chris Paul. A Game 6 that came down to the final minute.
“Extremely proud,’’ Green said. “We got a great group and fought all the way to the end. So proud of everything we accomplished. One of the toughest things I had to do was coach against people I love.’’ Tuesday, the Pelicans led 104-103 with 2:00 left after Ingram’s driving bucket. Ingram, McCollum and Williamson has the potential to be the Big Easy Big 3. New Orleans, though, flashed other young weapons during their spring run.
Even spunkier — and a native New Yorker — is the grit-personified point guard Alvarado. The 6-footer went undrafted because scouts sometimes forget to measure heart and pesky defense. The Georgia Tech product out of Christ The King is a decent penetrator, too, as he showed on an old-school 3-point play early in the fourth quarter, when he scored on a runner while getting slammed to the floor.
“It’s terrific — three rookies on the floor and they battled, are tough and not afraid of the moment,’’ Green said. “We stuck together all season. I’m optimistic.’’
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